Respiratory system Flashcards
The lack or absence of breathing
Apnea
Difficult, labored, or painful breathing
Dyspenea
The inability to breath deeply and comfortably unless sitting or standing.
Orthopnea
Inhaling fluid or an object into lungs
Aspiration
bloody sputum (mucous from the respiratory system)
- Hemoptysis
NOT SPIT. Mucous from the respiratory system exported through mouth.
Sputum
Expectorate
to spit
Cycles of respirations that gradually increase in rate and depth and then become shallow with apnea occurring for 10 to 20 seconds – often occurs during end of life.
- Cheyne-Stokes
Rapid and deep than normal respirations
- Hyperventilation
Slow, shallow, and sometimes irregular respirations.
- Hypoventilation
Oxygen administer tube with two prongs for the nostrils
- Nasal cannula
Inhalation
Breathing in
Exhalation
breathing out
A persistant bacterial infection generally transmitted by inhalation or ingestion of infected droplets and usually affecting the lungs.
TB Tuberculosis
An abnormal condition, evidenced by bluish color in the skins, lips, mucous membranes, and nail beds caused by a lack of oxygen.
- Cyanosis: